Houseplants and Gardening

What kind of steps do you take to prepare your plants for winter? Personally I trim dead leaves, check for pests, see who needs reporting in spring and dial back watering.

Any ideas for great thriving plants for my EDBD setting ? Very indirect sunlight .

Do you all find your air conditioning really impacts your plants? I’m increasing misting and keeping on top of watering most of my plants seem to be having issues

Does anybody know how to get rid of mealybugs? All my vine plants got mealybugs and the soap spray doesn’t seem to be working on them. I feel like it’s all over my place.

Love my apartment plants to death, but most are the usual green/dark green vibes. Is there any plants that are great window plants that add a flash of colour to the area? If y'all have your own , I'd love… more

Not new to owning plants, but definitely new to wanting to extend my knowledge past "let me water whenever the soil is dry."

I personally got a Black ZZ Plant, Moneytree (off of EasyPlant), Large Snake … more

Where can I buy indoor plants from that won’t be infested with bugs?

Anyone ever removed old mulch (because it’s starting to smell and attract insects). Is this something a first timer could take on, or do I need a professional to do it for me? In my neighborhood they … more

How often are you supposed to water a zz plant? I’ve had mine for almost two years, and I’ll see a new stem appear from time to time, but then it dies off. Am I watering too little?

What plants are on your naughty list? For me, it's black velvet alocasia. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to grow more than one leaf at a time 😭

I recently bought two indoor plants (Alocasia & white bird of paradise) and I noticed they have bugs. Should I get rid of the plants?? Is there a spray that you’d recommend that works well with ki… more

Any tips for getting rid of weeds in the yard? I've tried pulling, cutting, treating with a home made solution, with store bought solution etc etc but they're too many and out of control!

Just tore out what I thought was a young Asian holly based on the size above ground. Turns out it had already grown thick, several foot long thick roots that thankfully cake out easily. Very visual reminder of th… more

Does anyone use a Click & Grow? Any particularly successful pods?

Just got a bunch of herbs to plant in my soon garden "beds/boxes" (55 gallon barrels cut lengthwise.) I will have 3 halves to plant the ten herbs in them. They are: Garden Sage (2), Lemon Balm(1), Laven… more

Planting my first full on super serious vegetable garden and in an entirely new state from what I'm used to. I'm so excited and nervous at the same time. Any tips, tricks, hints or advice?

My peace lily plants (read 2) are very healthy. They constantly have new leaves coming up. I water them once a week and keep them in indirect sunlight. The problem is they don’t produce lilies. It’s b… more

Does anyone know if you can use the same soil for Devi's Ivy and Montsera? Looking to repot my plants, but ideally, I can use the same materials

Just found a sawfly infestation on one of our pine trees. These things are weird.

What plant apps are you guys using? I’m a total newbie and looking for easy help. There’s just so many options and I can’t tell which app/s are worth paying for.

What’s are some low maintenance plants for my porch? The porch faces West so gets sunlight only during the latter half of the day.

Why is it recommended to plant a small tree or shrub near a downspout?

Chiz